George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives

Nathaniel Hawthorne Correspondence, 1820-1864
0.25 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M85.1.1

Series Description:
Correspondence, 1820-1864 (bulk 1839-1864); primarily outgoing letters from Hawthorne to friends and associates. Includes a substantial number of letters from Hawthorne (sometimes written with his wife, Sophia) to Horatio Bridge, a classmate at Bowdoin College and lifelong friend. Also of note is an exchange between Hawthorne and another classmate, Jonathan Cilley, betting on Hawthorne's future existence as a bachelor.
Arrangement:Arranged chronologically.
General Note:
Restrictions:Use of original correspondence is restricted, with exceptions determined on an individual basis.

Other correspondence, 1819-1887
11 folders.
Catalog Number: M85.1.2

Series Description:
Correspondence (1819-1887) between Hawthorne's family members and friends. Correspondents include, Sophia Hawthorne, Nathaniel's wife; Hawthorne's aunt Mary Manning; his mother Elizabeth C. Hathorne; and Horatio Bridge, a friend and classmate at Bowdoin College. There are no letters to or from Nathaniel Hawthorne in this series.
Arrangement:Arranged chronologically.
General Note:
Restrictions:Use of original correspondence is restricted, with exceptions determined on an individual basis.

Writings
4 folders.
Catalog Number: M85.2

Series Description:
Writings, primarily in Nathaniel Hawthorne's hand, including study notes for a manuscript, "Dolliver Romance," and a Latin oration, "De Patribus Conscriptus Romanorum," written while Hawthorne was a student at Bowdoin College.
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by title.
General Note:
Restrictions:Use of the originals is restricted, with exceptions determined on an individual basis.

Other materials
0.25 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M85.3

Series Description:
Includes Nathaniel Hawthorne's Bowdoin College diplomas, and materials relating to his positions as surveyor to the Massachusetts Custom House (1845-1849) and Consul to Liverpool, England (1853-1857). Also includes biographical and commemorative materials celebrating Hawthorne.
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by title.
General Note:
Restrictions:Use of originals restricted, with exceptions determined on an individual basis.

Images: Portraits and silhouettes
28 folders.
Catalog Number: M85.4.1

Series Description:
Contains a wide array of photographs, illustrations, and portraits. Includes many likenesses of Nathaniel Hawthorne and also photographs and paintings of landmarks from Nathaniel Hawthorne's life, including his house and his favorite fishing rock. Also includes the Hugh Thomson illustrations for the 1920 Methuen edition of "The Scarlet Letter."
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Images: Buildings and places
18 folders.
Catalog Number: M85.4.2

Series Description:
Contains a wide array of photographs, illustrations, and portraits. Includes many likenesses of Nathaniel Hawthorne and also photographs and paintings of landmarks from Nathaniel Hawthorne's life, including his house and his favorite fishing rock. Also includes the Hugh Thomson illustrations for the 1920 Methuen edition of "The Scarlet Letter."
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by subject.
General Note:
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Images: Hugh Thomson illustrations for 1920 Methuen edition of "The Scarlet Letter."
9 folio folders.
Catalog Number: M85.4.3

Series Description:
Contains a wide array of photographs, illustrations, and portraits. Includes many likenesses of Nathaniel Hawthorne and also photographs and paintings of landmarks from Nathaniel Hawthorne's life, including his house and his favorite fishing rock. Also includes the Hugh Thomson illustrations for the 1920 Methuen edition of "The Scarlet Letter."
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by subject.
General Note:
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Clippings
0.50 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M85.5

Series Description:
Contains newspaper clippings from Hawthorne's time and afterwards, as well as the George T. Little scrapbooks.
Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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